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FRISCO, Texas -- Days from his Dallas debut and cleared by prosecutors in Ohio in a domestic violence case, Ezekiel Elliott still had to answer questions Wednesday about conduct away from the field.The same report citing insufficient evidence to support a womans claims against him included documents that had a text exchange between the two indicating concern over Elliott passing a drug test.The report was released less than two weeks after video surfaced of Elliott in a legal marijuana shop in Seattle, which led to admonishments from owner and general manager Jerry Jones and coach Jason Garrett.I feel like there have been some damages done, but the past is the past, said Elliott, the fourth overall pick of the draft out of Ohio State. Im focused on the now.Heres the now: Elliott is set to do something Hall of Famers Tony Dorsett and Emmitt Smith didnt by starting the opener as a rookie running back for the Cowboys on Sunday against the New York Giants.The last Dallas running back with that distinction is more trivia fodder than anything. It was Derrick Lassic in 1993, when Smith was holding out after helping the Cowboys win the Super Bowl following the 1992 season. The other two rookie starters for Dallas in their openers were Calvin Hill (1969) and Ron Springs (1979).At the moment, though, Elliott is having a hard time outrunning distractions. His first training camp was clouded by the domestic violence investigation, although his father strongly denied the allegations in a statement the day they surfaced.While the outcome of the investigation matched the claims from Elliotts representatives, the text exchange raised more doubts.Honestly I have no idea what youre talking about, Elliott said when asked about the texts. I havent seen those.Elliott also said he was confident he had done nothing wrong.Im a target, thats what Ive realized from all of this, said Elliott, who rose to stardom in college with four rushing touchdowns when the Buckeyes won a national championship on the Cowboys home field two years ago. Ive got to conduct myself that way so I cannot have any distractions and I can just focus on ball.While the NFLs investigation into Elliotts domestic case continues, a league spokesman said any decisions about placing players in the drug program is up to an independent panel of medical advisers jointly approved by the NFL and the union.Garrett brushed aside questions about Elliotts off-field issues.I know his commitment every day has been really, really good and hes learned quickly what were asking him to do, Garrett said. Again, his focus, and our focus, is on the Giants.After the video from Seattle surfaced, Elliott apologized and said he realized he had made a mistake. But he wasnt much interested in talking about the domestic case a day after he was cleared.I want to talk about football, Elliott said. I want to talk about why Im here.Elliott missed most of training camp with a hamstring injury, but says hes healthy now. While he took just 14 snaps in one preseason game, he has no concerns about conditioning.And the 21-year-old did acknowledge chatter in the running backs room Wednesday over the NFLs rookie rushing record -- 1,808 by Eric Dickerson in 1983, 12 years before Elliott was born.Thats something I do want to accomplish but its not a priority, Elliott said. What is a priority is going out and winning ballgames every week.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Schuyler Dixon on Twitter at https://twitter.com/apschuylerMookie Wilson Jersey . Emery skated the length of the ice and fought an unwilling Holtby during the third period of the Flyers 7-0 loss Friday night in Philadelphia. He was given 29 penalty minutes, including a game misconduct. But Emery did not face even a disciplinary hearing with NHL senior vice president of player safety Brendan Shanahan because rules 46. 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Darryl Strawberry Jersey .C. -- Chris Thorburn thinks one of the reasons the Winnipeg Jets have been successful under new coach Paul Maurice is that theyre playing together as a team.GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Gator Nation got its first real feel of the electric game-day atmosphere in the Lemerand Athletic Center when a capacity crowd of 723 watched the No. 7 Gators sweep Sunshine State foe Jacksonville 25-12, 25-18, 25-20 in their second of two matches Friday to open the Active Ankle Challenge.With the Rowdy Reptiles out in full effect and a packed house, Florida chalked up its ninth straight victory to improve to 9-1 on the season with its second sweep of the day after blanking FAMU at noon.Floridas veterans Rhamat Alhassan (11k, 3b), Alex Holston (9k, 2b) and Carli Snyder (15k, 1 ace) collaborated for 39.5 of Floridas 53 points against the Dolphins, Snyder just one kill shy of her season high 16, thanks in part to redshirt sophomore setter Allie Monserezs 41 assists. Monserez bested her previous three-set assist figure (38) which was tops in the SEC entering the day.The Dolphins battled through the evening, keeping the Gators at bay and closing the score differential in each set as the match went on, ending with a 25-20 third-set score.It was another stellar night for freshman middle Rachael Kramer, who paced the Orange and Blue with a .556 clip, zero errors and a team-tying three blocks against Jacksonville. Since the Gators tilt with No. 13 FSU Wednesday, Kramer has hit a team best .559 with 21 kills, just two errors and a team high 14 total blocks.Junior libero Caroline Knop continued to be a stabilizer for UF in the back row with 13 digs, her second most in a three-setter in 2016, while the defensive play and serving of freshman Allie Gregory continued to be a highlight for the Gators, who will look to ride the momentum into their Active Ankle Challenge finalee against Marshall Saturday at 4 p.dddddddddddd. FAMU and Jacksonville will play just prior to UF at 2 p.m.WORDS FROM WISE It was a match weve seen before - an in-state team playing so well against us. I thought Jacksonville did so many good things: what they did offensively, some of the balls they brought back. We had to play well to win that in three.THE RECORDSNo. 7 Florida: 9-1Jacksonville: 3-8NOTABLES & TRENDS Florida moved to 18-0 all-time against Jacksonville, 16-0 all-time in three-set matches against the Dolphins and 11-0 at home against JUFlorida added its second sweep of the day and its seventh sweep in eight matchesThe Orange and Blue made it nine straight wins and notched their second match this season being perfect on serve receive with zero reception errorsThe Gators limited FAMU to an .065 clip Friday afternoon and followed by holding Jacksonville to an .073 efficiency. UF has now held seven opponents to a .200 clip or lowerFloridas main offensive point scorers continued to roll Friday. Rhamat Alhassan made it five double-digit kill matches this season with her 11 slams against JU, while Carli Snyder now has eight double-digit kill matches. Alex Holston has reached double-digit points in nine contests for the Gators in 2016UP NEXT Active Ankle Challenge Parking & Ticket Manager Information The Gators will wrap up their final day of play in the Active Ankle Challenge at 4 p.m. Saturday against Marshall. For more information on parking, tickets, broadcast information and the tournament match-ups, visit the Gators Active Ankle information page. ' ' '